Apparatus for drawing water



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A' l FFICE@ DANIEL E. TEAL, OF NORVIGH, NEW YORK.

APPARATUS FOR DRAWING WATER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 30,776, dated November 27, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, D. E. TEAL, of Norwich, in the county of Chenango and State of New York, have invented a new and usesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specilication, in which- Figure 1, is a side elevation of a well curb with my invention applied to it. Fig. 2, a plan or top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two ligures.

This invention relates to a combined stop and brake mechanism applied to the windlass in such a manner that both may be actuated by manipulating the crank; or without taking the band therefrom.

The object of the invention is to facilitate and expedite the operation of the ordinary well windlass and enable the operator to have perfect control over the ascent and descent of the buckets.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents a well curb which may be of the usual rectangular form, and B is a drum having its journals a, a', placed in suitable bearings o, Z), on the upper part of the curb. The journal a', projects some distance beyond its bearing b, and has a ratchet C, placed on it said ratchet having a concentric rim or flange c, projecting outward from its outer surface.

On the journal a', and at the outer side of the ratchet C, there is placed loosely a crank D, and to the curb A, there is attached a pawl E, which engages with the ratchet C.

To the inner side of the crank D, there is attached by a fulcrum pin d, a lever F. The inner end of this lever is connected to a semi-circular arm Gr, which is directly over the rim or flange c, and has a projection e,

at one end which extends over the teeth of the ratchet C, see Fig. 2. Against the lever F, a spring 7', bears, said spring being attached to the crank D, and having a tendency to keep the projection e, down on the teeth of the ratchet C.

The operation is as follows: The bucket is raised by turning the crank D, in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. l, the

projection e, connecting the ratchet with the crank. The pawl E, by catching into the teeth of the ratchet C, prevents the casual falling of the filled bucket, and when the bucket is emptied or at any time when it is desired to allow it to descend, the operator reverses the movement of the crank and the projection e, will disengage the pawl from the ratchet and at the same time the other end of the semi-circular arm Gr, will bear on the rim or flange c, and serve as a brake to check the descent of the bucket, the pressure of the arm on the rim being regulated by the pulling back of the crank D. Instead of pulling back the crank D, to apply the brake the operator may press down with his thumb on the outer end of lever F; the same effect will be obtained so far as the applying of the brake is concerned. Thus it will be seen that the bucket may be raised and allowed to descend and its descent regulated without the necessity of the operator removing his hand from the crank D.

The whole device is extremely simple and may be applied at a trifling expense.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

The employment of the brake and pawl lifter F, Gr, in combination with the crank D, ratchet C, and drum B as herein shown and described for the purposes set forth.

DANIEL E. TEAL. Witnesses:

C. W. Cow'rAN, M. M. LIVINGSTON. 

